- sophisti-pop, smooth soul, adult contemporary, contemporary r&b
- 54 min
- 11 tracks
- Portrait
Promise is the second studio album by English band Sade, released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1985 by Epic Records and in the United States on 15 November 1985 by Portrait Records.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Pitchfork9/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB
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Tracks
- 1Is It a Crime6:23
- 2The Sweetest Taboo4:38
- 3War of the Hearts6:48
- 4You’re Not the Man5:11
- 5Jezebel5:31
- 6Mr. Wrong2:52
- 7Punch Drunk5:27
- 8Never as Good as the First Time5:01
- 9Fear4:12
- 10Tar Baby3:59
- 11Maureen4:21
11 tracks, 54 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Sade
- Label
- Portrait
- Released
- 1985
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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